The Daily Show weighs in on South Park‘s Mohammad controversy

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cSouth Park Death Threatswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party The controversy over South Park's latest depiction of the prophet Mohammad went from veiled death threats to a censorship controversy when Comedy Central added some extra bleeps to last week's episode...
By Michael Roberts
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The controversy over South Park‘s latest depiction of the prophet Mohammad went from veiled death threats to a censorship controversy when Comedy Central added some extra bleeps to last week’s episode without permission from Colorado-bred creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.

The whole mess got The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart so worked up that he did a whopping ten minute-plus on the subject, complete with montages insulting Christians and Jews, capped by a closing musical number framed around the phrase “Go fuck yourself.”

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Can’t wait to see how they handle an upcoming piece featuring our marijuana critic. Check out Stewart on South Park above.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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